The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01
MICHIGAN.


nom ~ kut1r p1 the state
The Montcalm comfy poor house
has thirty eight occupants
"A X OIL. lodge has " >organ
lied 1t Nestaburg.
=. :, At &depth OF 1905 feet the Ben
ION HarDof gas well has been aband-
oned.
w. 9. Lewis, OF Flint, has some
cotton-stalks In his garden in full
bloom.
"A cooking main was held at
Lansing Saturday night Six birds
were killed.
"A Manistee miss gratefully offer
cd her hand To dentist who pulled a
tooth painlessly.
Reed City has at last decided on
system Of sewers. something that
has been needed for a long time.
"A street railway Is to be built
from the depot to the fair grounds and
the agricultural college at Lansing.
The Ilremen's tournament Mt Bay
City Oct 4. >. and q, will be largely
attended. Valuable prizes are offered.
Gardner Aliens barn and contents
at Dandy. were destroyed BY fire.
Loss. 81. 100; insured, 800; incendiary.
George Hanson. aged . years. son
of II. Hanson, farmer living near
Gowen. fell into we'll and was
drowned.
The Humane society at Bay City
promises to make things interesting
for several human beasts In that town
before long
Bay county will assume control of
the Tuscola plank-road July /, 1888,
when Ii Is likely extensive improve
ments win be made.
There are four thousand school
children in Manistee, town of four
teen thousand population. There is no
daily paper in the city.
The board OF agriculture has
taken no action in the matter at issue
between Prof Johnson and the agri-
cultural college students.
The next meeting OF the Michigan
Business Mems association will be
held at Cheboygan. date to be determ-
ined by executive committee.
The Rev. Mr.. Bruske, of Roscom-
mon, shot and killed a badger while
on his way home from his trial for
shooting deer out Of season.
Everybody found smoking on the
streets OF Saugatuck during the dry
spell, was liable TO be arrested under
the order of the Village Council.
"A Berrien Springs lady makes the
discovery that gum chewing, IL pur-
sued with the energy of despair, will
get away with sea sickness every time.
Three Rivers gave $1,000 toward
entertaining the soldiers during the
recent reunion, and the people there
say they were more than repaid for
the expense.
The curfew bell will hereafter
ring at Bedding every night, except
Saturday and sunday, at 3 O'Clock,
when Il is expected every store and
business place will close.
The Oldest fence in the township of
Mendon. ". Soseph county. is on the
David Fuller place. IL was built more
than thirty-iye years ago, but yet
there Is no sign Of decay.
"A deficit OF $6,67S has been found
in the accounts of Albert Lory. who Is
now serving his second term as City
Treasurer of Ann Arbor. He is "A
prominent business man. The City
Council will investigate the matter.
The jury in the case of The Peo-
pie against Ida NJ. Peterson, nc Men
ominee, returned verdict of guilty.
The woman murdered her husband
with an AK in "a shanty at Perkins last
March. She will be sentenced TO inn
prisonment for life by Judge c. Is.
Grant
"A tramp entered III house of
Charles McGrath OF Paris, Mich, Thurs
day evening and stole $500. Myrtle
Richards, IL years old. employed by
McGrath, discovered this theft and,
arming herself with pitchfork. she
pursued the tramp and compelled him
to surrender his booty.
Friday afternoon mass OF rock
weighing four tons fell from the roof
Of the Copper Falls mine, in Keweenaw
county. John Richards, head timber
man of the mines, was caught by the
right arm anu held over an hour by IL.
The arm was literally crushed 60
pulp. He died from the snock.
Forest fires are doing considerable
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